Im slightly confused how is 4K60 achieved over USB 2.0? USB C is native displayport but i thought it required faster cable.
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iPhone 15's USB-C Port: 4.5W Charging for Accessories, USB 3.2 Gen 2 for Pro Models, and More
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Everyone arguing over USB 2.0 cable should redirect their anger to the USB IF or whatever theyre called. They are the ones that have kept keeping USB standards confusing as hell and upgrading a USB 3.0 device to call it USB 3.2 gen 1. This is why theres a **** show of USB C cables and some support charging at 60w and some at 100w, and some at 240w and some do USB 2.0 speeds and then some do 5gbps and some do 10gbps. its all confusing
I wander could it be a particular app or charger that’s not playing nice with it 🤔
That’s something you’re more likely to do over HDMI or AirPlay. You’d need a USB C to HDMI adapter (doesn’t have to be Apple branded).
Product lines overlap. I was referring to the first laptop to go all-in on USB-C, the original 12” MacBook from 2015.
It depends on what you're using it or. If you're transferring to or from an external storage device, the device itself may have come with a suitable cable (mine did).
And in order to make full use of that faster port you also have to have something to transfer to. And Apple isn't providing something to transfer to in the box either. Because of corporate greed most likely. Even if they included the cable you'd HAVE to buy something.
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So what? As I told you, I couldn’t care less. What year is it that (non pros) people still transfer stuff via cable like a neanderthal?
Yeah it strikes me as odd that some people want to transfer things via cable, something that’s about 10 years out of date itself.
Just slower based on the charger. Can they goto 15W with A>C or just that 12W iPad charger?
Apologies, I momentarily forgot that the world's most successful company should cater toward your use preferences and nobody else's.
Word!
More importantly why not Video out directly from USB-C to HDMI cable or adapter either?! You his is suspiciously ignored.
WHY!? I why Apple?!
Seems very lazy.
Seems like that, in fact, they did. Otherwise they'd have added USB 3.0 way earlier.
that meets the specifications. Manufacturers tend to cut corners so I would be sure to either use a 1st tier vendor or closely look at customer reviews.
I'm willing to wager the majority of iPhone users don't own Macs.
Why would they upgrade USB when they can shoehorn mugs into parting with even more money for a MacBook or iMac to use with Airdrop, which in my experience is slower and less reliable than cabled data transfer.
Since when has catering to the majority been in Apples vocabulary? The company ethos is one of near disdain for "the masses" and their preferences, for example, their ridicule for tech firms who maintain a dialogue with customers as to what they would like to see in their products.
No, Apples MO is to do something and then rely on the technologically illiterate (most of their customers) to lap it up.
Dont forget that the single Best selling smartphone in the world is an iPhone; more than any other smartphone manufacturer, Apple cater’s to the majority.
Because it is the quickest and most reliable method, thats why. Good luck transferring things like music and video to your iPhone without a cable. How else do you propose you transfer music from your Mac to Apple Music for example?
DisplayPort is supported over USB-C. I have an older Samsung 4K monitor that supports 4K60 over a special-but-cheap USB-C to DisplayPort cable I bought 3-4 years ago. It works with my iPad mini 6, my recent MacBook Airs, and as of last weekend, the iPhone 15. HDMI is a trickier situation apparently because of the audio involved and the lack of robust support compared to DisplayPort. I also have a small USB-C hub that includes an HDMI port, maybe I'll try that tonight.